Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed Duane Green to head up its $20 billion institutional group in Toronto. His new title is senior vp, institutional investment services.

Green joined Franklin Templeton in 2004. He is responsible for overseeing Franklin Templeton Investments’ Canadian institutional business, which services a growing base of over 250 institutional clients and manages more than $20 billion in assets.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Green was a vice president with an international insurer. Previous to this role, he was responsible for the servicing and distribution of investment products for a large Canadian insurer.

Green has over 14 years’ experience in the financial services industry and has had exposure to sales, marketing and relationship management of both risk and asset products.

Green has a degree in economics from the University of Ottawa and holds the FMA, CIM and FCSI designations.